#avowal__affirmation  a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
  supertype:  averment__assertion__asseveration  a declaration that is made as if no supporting evidence were necessary
  subtype:  professing__profession  an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
  subtype:  affirmative  a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
     subtype:  yes__ye  an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes"
     subtype:  yea  an affirmative; "The yeas have it"
     subtype:  double_negative.affirmative__doublenegative  an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"

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